Shannon Lyons has won first prize in the A1 Darebin Art Salon, where artists who live, work or study in the City of Darebin were invited to submit a wall-based work to be exhibited at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre. Displayed throughout every room of the Queen Anne-style Federation mansion, the guiding principle uniting the exhibition is that all works are A1 size or smaller.
A1 Darebin Art Salon 2018 Winner – by Shannon Lyons, Notice (Where the winner goes), 2016, MDF, pine, synthetic polymer paint, plastic screw covers
Judges, artist Shannon Smiley and Senior Curator at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Claire Watson said:
‘This year’s A1 Darebin Art Salon is yet another incredible outpouring of creative expression from the community and there were many outstanding works for consideration for the award. We selected the highly conceptual and visually alluring work Notice (Where the winner goes) by Shannon Lyons as the winner of this year’s A1 Darebin Art Salon. It is a subversive interrogation of the mechanics of art galleries and prizes and speaks in a playful manner to the canon of Minimalism.’
Lyons will now have the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre in 2019. ‘I’m really looking forward to presenting new work at the Bundoora Homestead Art Centre in 2019,’ declared the artist. ‘In my broader art practice, I focus on making site-specific artworks that take the form of installations and gestures. New work emerges from time spent visiting a site, or a particular place. For my solo exhibition at the Homestead, I imagine that I might make artworks in direct response to things I find intriguing about the building and its associated social and institutional histories. I’m really excited to get to work!’
Artist Giordano Biondi was awarded the High Commendation prize for his work Composite#13.
The Darebin Art Salon will be on display at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre in Melbourne until 16 September 2018. Visitors have until the closing date to submit a vote for People’s Choice Award.
